Campaign India Team
Aug 06, 2012

Walt Disney Company consolidates digital assets in India to form DisneyUTV Digital

The digital division will be co-headed by Vishal Gondal and Samir Bangara

Walt Disney Company consolidates digital assets in India to form DisneyUTV Digital
The Walt Disney Company India has announced the restructuring of the company’s digital assets, to drive growth in games, video and audio services for mobile, online and interactive TV.

The digital division will be co-headed by managing directors Vishal Gondal (founder and ceo, Indiagames) and Samir Bangara (coo, Indiagames).

The new division - DisneyUTV Digital - will combine the digital businesses and talent from Disney, UTV and Indiagames. All content and brands from Disney, Marvel, UTV and Bindass, including original content and games, will now be developed and managed by DisneyUTV Digital.

At the new unit, Cyril Ferry will be executive director, mobile; Sameer Pitalwalla, director, video and celebrity; Lavina Tauro, director, audio and music; Deepak Ail, director, mobile; Hrishi Oberoi, director, games publishing; Saishree Ashwin, manager, virtual world; Tejraj Parab, business head, games on demand; Dushyant Saraswat, director, broadband and 4G initiatives; Sachin Janghel, director, ITV; and Aji Joseph, director, ad sales.

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Campaign India

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